Alex
Grasas

Lecturer of Operations, Information and Technology

• PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
• Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Florida
• B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Alex holds a PhD and a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida (USA).

He is the co-founder of the Institute for Transformational Leadership (IfTL), a company that promotes transformation and leadership, through consulting, training and accompaniment of people, teams, and organizations. As a consultant, he has led different process improvement projects using Agile and Lean Management methodologies in various sectors. He has also been involved in many consulting projects of organizational transformation and the design and implementation of strategic plans, and he has accompanied teams on their path to high performance.

In the last years, he has been quite active in the Health Sector, helping more than 50 health organizations improve their care processes and corresponding patient journeys. In addition, he has taught courses in Operations Management, Process Analysis, Lean Management, and Agile for several hospitals and scientific societies.

He is the author of about 15 scientific publications in specialized journals of Operations Management, Operations Research, and Health Management.

Publications

Book Chapters

RIBERA, J., SACHON, M., GRASAS, A. (2003). Putting the core elements of critical chain project management into perspective: A general framework for buffer management. In G. Spina, A. Vinelli (Eds.), One world? One view of OM? The challenges of integrating research and practice. Padova: Servizi Grafici Editoriali (SGE).

Cases

GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2005). Gestión de precios en Forum Barcelona 2004. IESE, P-1070. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). IZAR. IESE, P-1056-E. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). IZAR. IESE, P-1056. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). Barcelona Air Control Center (ACC). IESE, P-1052-E. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). El centro de Control de Área de Barcelona (ACC). IESE, P-1052.

Technical Notes

GRASAS, A., BLASI, A., RIBERA, J. (2004). Decisiones sobre inversión y localización de plantas. IESE, PN-434. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). Teoría de colas. IESE, PN-427. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2003). Queueing. IESE, PN-427-E. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2002). Gestión de inventario - Stock de seguridad. IESE, PN-428. GRASAS, A., RIBERA, J. (2002). Simulación de proyectos. IESE, PN-429.